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September 2019

David North, who is an artist and resident of Little Leigh, will be talking about Jabez Thompson and his red terracotta bricks. These decorative bricks are used nationwide, in particular they were used for the 'Last Supper' reredos at the Church of St Michael and All Angels at Little Leigh.

October 2019

This month Philip Harrison will be giving us his personal reminiscences and anecdotes from the design and building of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool. Philip was the resident site architect during its construction from 1964-1968.

November 2019

Please note that we will be holding the meeting at the Scout Hall on the corner of Well Lane and Church Street. Elizabeth Williams, a Trustee of the Elizabeth Gaskell House in Manchester, will be discussing the ways in which the authors treated love, both in their books and in their own lives.

December 2019

Last Chance! Admission ( £5 ) must be purchased in advance by today , Friday 6th December, latest. No tickets at the door. Note that we will be holding the meeting at the Scout Hall on the corner of Well Lane and Church Street and starting slightly later than usual at 7.45 pm. Tea and coffee will be provided. Please bring along any further liquid refreshments you may wish to imbibe. Please remember that you need to bring your own…

This year we shall be attending a screening of the Christmas themed ballet - The Nutcracker. This screening will be held at the Curzon cinema at Knutsford at 3 pm, with a car share leaving from The Wheatsheaf, Weaverham, at 2 pm.

January 2020

Gary Conley was a miner at the Sutton Manor Colliery for 19 years until 1991. He initially worked at the coal face but later transferred to the surface and eventually into colliery management. He now tells the story of growing up in a mining family, the humour and heartache of a mining life and the strike of 1985 and its aftermath.

March 2020

Professor Ian Morison has worked at the Jodrell Bank Observatory since 1965 and in 2003 the Minor Planet's committee named asteroid 15,727 in his honour, citing his work with Merlin and in searching for intelligent life beyond our solar system. What is the answer?

April 2020

The Archaeology of the Bridgewater Canal. Dr Michael Nevell is a landscape archaeologist and Head of Archaeology at the University of Salford. He has particular interests in industrial and buildings archaeology and heritage disaster management. If you think you know everything about the Bridgewater Canal, think again.

May 2020

The History of the English Longbow. Bernard Dennis is a member of the English Longbow Society and this month we will be hearing about the development of bows and arrows, whether they were used for hunting, recreation or for war - and what about Robin Hood!